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Neuronal P/Q-type calcium channel dysfunction in inherited disorders of the CNS.
Nature reviews. Neurology - 17 Jan 2012
Rajakulendran Sanjeev, Kaski Diego, Hanna Michael G
Abstract excerpt
The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a new and expanding field of neurological diseases--the genetic ion channelopathies. These disorders arise from mutations in genes that encode ion channel subunits, and manifest as paroxysmal attacks involving the brain or spinal cord, and/or muscle. The voltage-gated P/Q-type calcium channel (P/Q channel) is highly expressed in the cerebellum, hippocampus and...
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